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One thing I have always observed to be true is that the most successful people can do two things exceedingly well: Know the small amount of things that are truly important. Have an unrelenting focus on those things. I believe this applies regardless of profession, job, relationships… well, it applies everywhere. Now why is this?…

I met with a fellow entrepreneur today. A great guy who – along with his co-founders – is killing it with his startup. As I was going through the regular formalities of how I ended up “here,” it inevitably came to the my last day at Kinaxis. I went to… “so about a year ago……

I want to focus on growth. I love the idea of people everywhere talking about the magic of Travelabulous. I love the idea of disrupting the online travel industry – to let people find the perfect trip before giving them an interface to book it. I want to be part of a team working in…

I am writing this post with a strong sense of déjà vu – once again I find myself on an airplane on the way to Music City USA with my daughter, Samantha. I last wrote a post on the topic of Samantha aligning her goals to her dreams back in November of last year. That…

When I say communication is hard, I mean all communication is hard. It could be in a loving relationship of two people, parents and their children, or between business partners. And, it is really hard even when all parties share a common set of values and beliefs. If they don’t – yikes! I read blogs and…

We humans are very irrational creatures – even this far down the evolutionary path. I recently finished a course on irrationality that was led by Dan Ariely from Duke University (which already inspired posts on the power of default and the IKEA effect). The course covers other fascinating topics like the pain of paying, the strong attachment to…

OK, although Barcelona is one of my favourite places in the world, this story is one that could apply in pretty much any foreign place on the planet. In this case, it was 2007 and I was in Barcelona for the third time in a relatively short number of years. Each would be worthy of…